List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Carter: Russia Wrapping Itself in ‘Shroud of Isolation’
Defense Secretary comes out swinging during a NATO meeting in Brussels.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yemen Doesn’t Need the Obama Administration’s ‘Deep Concern’
It needs help ending the war that has led to a humanitarian crisis.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Betting on the Reform and the Reformers in Iran
Why the United States (and the West) shouldn’t place all its hopes for a new and more moderate Iran on the shoulders of President Hassan Rouhani.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Men Who Pretend to Be Syrian Refugees
People washing ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos are trying to pass themselves off as Syrian to win a new life in Europe — and overworked officials are struggling to determine who’s telling the truth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Good to Be King: How Putin Spent His 63rd Birthday
How does the Russian leader who has everything mark his birthday?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time for the United States to Start Worrying About a Saudi Collapse
Facing a rising tide of problems from the outside and in, the kingdom is in trouble. Will America come to the rescue?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The EU Is Using Warships to Target Human Smugglers. What Could Go Wrong?
The EU is deploying warships to stop human smugglers, but will the operation's benefits outweigh its risks?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Putin Is So Committed to Keeping Assad in Power
Putin's growing military support for the beleaguered Syrian leader is meant to send a clear message to other anxious despots about Russian loyalty to its friends.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Putin Should Stop Assad’s Barrel Bomb Attacks
Not only does the callous, criminal bombing of civilians give fuel to the Islamic State -- but now Russians could be liable for abetting war crimes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the World Losing a Generation of Syrians to Trauma?
FP contributor Lauren Wolfe and Wendy Young, head of Kids in Need of Defense, discuss the hardships children endure when they flee war — and when they cross U.S. and EU borders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Spy Planes, Signal Jammers, and Putin’s High-Tech War in Syria
Russian airplanes are battering rebel targets throughout Syria, but Moscow’s use of next-generation surveillance and communications-blocking equipment is packing a growing punch.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Real Foreign-Policy ‘Mumbo-Jumbo’
Last week, the president dismissed his critics on Syria for offering half-baked policy advice. But maybe the real problem is in the White House.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 And the Winner of this Year’s PEN Pinter Award Goes to … the Man Slated for 1,000 Lashes!
Will the award be enough to save Saudi blogger Raif Badawi?
